John Hines

ENG1B · ENGL5 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 84/100
RMP rating: 4.1/5
Take again: 87.5%
Difficulty: 2.6

The decision

if you can keep up with and want a manageable path to an A.

Best fit · Easy A HunterReading heavyClear criteriaLenient graderExtra creditWeekly discussions

All-online , and short quizzes.
Grades trend easy if you stay current; midterm and as open-note short responses.
Most students recommend him despite one strong complaint that .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

All reported grades were A or A+; students say staying current on weekly work makes an A straightforward.

All evidence is from online reviews; no in-person comparison exists.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is standard English composition and literature with manageable pace if you do the .

Evidence comes only from online ENG1B and ENGL5 sections.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

82/100

, and worth taking despite one harsh no-teach review.

Recommendation based entirely on online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

81/100

Students describe fair, lenient grading with and options.

Format shift

Online-only evidence; .

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Weekly discussions, journals, and .

Format shift

All comments are online; summer courses feel more rigorous.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Clear instructions and supportive tone for most; a .

Format shift

Online-only sample with one strong negative outlier.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of midterm and final.

Format shift

Online assessments only; open-note short-response exams noted in summer ENG1B.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Fully online English with , and open-note tests for many sections.

Main concern

Heavy reading volume and .

What students said

“ENGLC1000 was a pretty easy course if you stayed caught up on the homework.”
ENG1B

“The midterm and .”
ENG1B

“John did not teach anything in this class; I found myself teaching the other students in the discussions”
ENG1B

Exam style

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Exams are online and than high-stakes closed testing.

Open-note midterm and finalTrue/false and fill-in quizzesShort response examsMonthly online tests

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Online

Online tests are mostly reading-based quizzes and policy clearly stated.

Open-note midterm and finalTrue/false or fill-in reading testsNo proctoring mentioned

“He gives an answer true/false or fill-in-the-blank questions about the reading.”
ENG1B

“The midterm and .”
ENG1B

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Professor Hines was one of the . He is easy to get along with and .”
Voice snapshots generated from 8 online reviews, highlighting workload, leniency, and mixed teaching energy. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“I love that he loved teaching English 1b and that literature seemed to be his passion.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

82/100

“Overall, he's a great professor and I learned a lot!”

📖 Workload Reality

42/100

“Although he assigns a significant amount of work, staying on top of it makes the class very manageable.”

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84/100

“The midterm and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He cares about his students and if you ask politely.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

pretty easy course if you stayed caught up on the homework
He is very lenient as well.
If you do the reading and the .

Theme 3

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Lots of reading, but it's interesting.
Get ready to read

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Only eight online reviews with consistent A grades but one sharp dissent and .

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55

4 out of 51

3 out of 51

2 out of 50

1 out of 51

Course coverage

ENG1B6 reviews

ENGL52 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 5

B range

No reported values

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

John Hines

x x x if you can keep up with x x and want a manageable path to an A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Recommended

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

📖 Workload Reality

📝 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 x x x

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can keep up with and want a manageable path to an A.

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